47 people were killed and five hundred more injured in what has been called the "biggest and deadliest" bombing in Tripoli since the end of Lebanon's Civil War.
[5] A few minutes later, a second blast rocked the Al-Salam Mosque on the streets of al-Mina, an affluent harbour area, home to moderates, businessmen and politicians.
[3][6] The two explosions resulted in extensive damage, 47 people were killed and several hundred injured, according to Interior Minister Marwan Charbel.
[9] Al-Qaeda's North African branch, al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), threatened retribution against the Shia Muslim group, saying in a statement that it knew "with certainty" that Hezbollah was responsible for the attack.
[10] Lebanese security forces arrested Sheik Ahmad al-Ghareeb, suspected for the two deadly blasts, as he appeared in surveillance video footage at the site of one of the explosions.